Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 470 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) season
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) cactus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) focus (c) awake
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) seven
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) suppose
8. 8.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) bonus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) open (c) correct
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cobra (c) again
19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) today (c) open
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) around
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) focus
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) asleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) zebra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cobra (c) contain
37. 37.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) happen
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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